Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-28
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.
n.,.- ci,u has alO0 population.

Baker City has 300 population.
The Odd Fellows of Salem have in
stituted an encampment at Dallas.
The postoffice at Mount Pleasant,
Linn county, has been discontinued
An effort is being made TO organize
a fire company at Burns, uraht
county.
James Riley has been appointed
postmaster at Coburg, and John b.
Scott at Moro.
Jacob Johnson, of Clackamas station,
claims to have found on his farm
vein of hard coal.
The general fund OF the State is ex-
haustsd. and the Salem banks are
cashing warrants.
The corn crop in Jackson county IS
considered of an excellent quality, and
a large yield is anticipated.
A new postoffice has been established
at Weshawin, Tillamook county, with
Sarah Pegtas as postmaster.
The Order of Pocohantas, a side de-
gree OF the Redmen, for ladies, has
been organized at Jacksonville.
Shed Glenn accidently shot and
killed himself at the military road
camp near Vale, Malheur county.
John Eggers killed California lion
in the mountains near Callahan's mill,
Douglas county, that weighed about
200 pounds.
1t is estimated that fully 100000
bushels OF wheat is stored in Pendle-
ton warehouses waiting for an i'm,
provement of the market.
Edward Perry, a sailor belonging to
the ship Merom, jumped into the river
at Astoria to show bystanders how he
could swim, and was drowned.
A Building and Loan Association
has been organized at La Grande. The
capital stock is 100000, divided into
500 shares Of par value of 5000 each.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
appointed Frank Carlson assistant
lighthouse keeper of the station at Cape
Arago, Oregon, vice Thomas Brown,
removal.
The proposed new railroad line from
Forest Grove to Astoria will tap what
is admitted to be the finest body Of fir
and cedar timber in the Northwest,
says an exchange.
VIM. Dillon, who murdered Charles
Mancient in Portland saloon, has
been found guilty OF murder in the
second degree and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Mrs. Henry Warner, of Kellogg,
Douglas county, had the thumb OF the
left hand torn off by horse she was
leading with rope around her hand
suddenly jumping to one side.
Hugo Frederick, hand at Allen
Perkins sawmill, Oneatts, was caught
by belt and carried over the hywheel
and crushed to death. He was 81
years of age, and leaves wife and
seven children.
There are sixty-one persons in Jack
son county receiving pensions, and the
amount paid to them for the quarter
ending June 8, 1887, was 81 oil. Total
paid in the state for the same quarter
was $29, sos 25.
MARBLE, the convicted murderer Of
Corker, having been resentenced to
death by Judge Boise, the warrant Of
execution has been caused by him to
read November IL, upon which date
MARBLE will suffer the full penalty Of
the law.
At the annual meeting of the Ash.
land Stock Protective Association, the
following officers were elected for the
current year: President, Philandel
Powell; vice president, G. B. Kings
bury; secretary and treasurer, D. G
Spencer.
A Silverton paper says that sweet
potatoes exhibited at the Butte fail
made such good showing in size and
flavor that the farmers who have a
sandy bottom soil feel that they can be
proftably raised in this state, and next
year there will probably be quite a
| &c y lOiu vi tldt tAC6llGnG SpuQ.
The disease called blackleg, so fata1
to cattle, has made its appearance neal
Baker City, and several head have died
from its effects Mr.. L. B. Baker lost
six head, Mr.. John Payton several, and
so on with other cattle owners. The
disease attacks principally the young
fat cattle, the older ones escaping gen
orally.
H. G. Matney died at his home or
Matney fiat, near Arlington. The
cause of his death was the result of ar
accident which befell him while he
was hauling wood few days before he
died. His horses had baked on E
grade, and in getting them started he
fell under the brake-block under the
wagon as it was moving.
The Douglas County Fruit Growers
Association met at the court house a